One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 157 Joining forces against the enemy (6k)

"Aren't you going to take action?"

Nelu glanced at the people who were confronting Crocodile not far away, and asked Rhodes.

"Let them come first."

Rhodes looked at Pekin and Xiaqi who were rushing over, and Bonis who was on high alert.

"After all, opportunities to fight like this don't come around often."

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"By the way, won't you, the navy, take action?"

On the other side, Gray asked Smoker curiously.

"You just heard it, right? This guy is plotting to usurp the throne!"

"cut!"

Smoker took two deep puffs of his cigar, and a large cloud of smoke came out of his mouth, covering his entire body in the smoke. Gray couldn't tell for a moment whether the other party was simply smoking or using his ability.

"The opponent is Shichibukai. The Navy cannot attack him without the permission of the World Government."

There was a hint of aggrieved tone in Smoker's voice, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Garp who was not far in front of him.

When Crocodile suddenly activated his ability just now, it was Vice Admiral Garp who asked him to take the initiative to rescue all the people in the casino.

"But, his actions have already touched the bottom line of the World Government."

Gray continued to speak.

"Can't even your navy arrest a guy like this? Instead, can you continue to serve as Shichibukai?"

"Smorg!"

Garp suddenly turned his head and looked at Smoker.

"I know you must have a lot of thoughts in your mind, but you must remember your identity. You are a navy officer!"

"The justice you bear will tell you how to act."

After saying this, Garp sat down cross-legged. He didn't care about Crocodile's situation over there. Instead, he lowered his head slightly and dozed off.

Smoker looked at the two Shichibukai who were confronting each other not far away.

He is clearly a pirate, but because of his status as a Shichibukai, he openly runs a casino in a member country of the World Government and is even called a 'hero' by the locals. Can such a thing be called justice?
They were the navy, and after knowing the pirates' plot to 'usurp the country', they could only watch and could not take any action. Can such a thing be called justice?
Smoker suddenly clenched his fists, and clouds of smoke continued to emerge from his body.

"Crocodale!"

Smoker's lower body turned into elements, and white smoke burst out instantly, propelling his body to rush towards Crocodile quickly. While in mid-air, Smoker pulled out the weapon [Ten-handed] he was carrying from behind him.

That was a weapon he specially customized, with seastone inlaid on the top. It could make the devil fruit user lose strength instantly, and could also attack the body of the nature-type user.

"In the name of justice, I will arrest you, the villain who betrayed 'justice'!"

Crocodile glanced at Smoker who was flying over.

Although he is a natural devil fruit user, Smoker is not as threatening as those under Rod's command in his eyes.

"justice?"

Crocodile transformed into an element before Smoker's attack approached, and the moment he avoided Smoker's attack, his arms solidified again, and he grabbed Smoker's weapon, took it away, and then used his "Ten Hands" to press Smoker's body and pressed his body to the ground.

"I'm a pirate, there is no such thing as 'justice'!"

"hateful!"

Smoker fell to the ground. Under the influence of the seastone, he could not exert any strength in his body and could only look at Crocodile with anger.

"Besides, I am one of the Shichibukai, a pirate with the freedom to plunder and plunder permitted by the World Government. As a marine, do you really want to attack me?"

Crocodile glanced at Garp in the distance.

Although the other party was sitting cross-legged and seemed to have no intention of taking action, Crocodile did not dare to ignore his existence.

"What Shichibukai? Your conspiracy has been exposed. The World Government will definitely abolish your status as Shichibukai!"

Crocodile was touched on a sore spot by Smoker, and anger rose in his heart. He unconsciously exerted force on his hands, and his [Ten Hands] pressed tightly against Smoker's body.

In order to find information about Pluto, he became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and operated in Alabasta for more than ten years.

And now, he had just found some information about [Pluto] and was thinking about how to take ownership of this country and further achieve his goals.

However, before his plan was complete, the World Government and the Navy came knocking on his door like dogs that had smelled something.

Obviously, if he just waits a little longer, until he perfects his plan and obtains [Pluto], he can become the new Pirate King!

Why···

"As long as I get one of the ancient weapons, the Pluto..."

"A pirate like you who intends to usurp the country..."

Smoker and Crocodile spoke at the same time, and after hearing each other's words, a hint of confusion flashed in their eyes.

"Hades?"

Smoker looked at Crocodile in slight surprise. What the other party just said was an ancient weapon, right?

"Usurping the country?"

Crocodile's expression was a little dull.

Didn't the navy come here with the new Shichibukai because they discovered that he was trying to find ancient weapons?
Usurping a country? That was one of the plans he made when he was thinking about how to take over the country of Alabasta, but it was still just an idea.

Why would the Navy come here for something like this?

"Ancient weapons?"

After hearing the conversation between Crocodile and Smoker, Rod, who had been sitting there calmly, suddenly stood up and joined the conversation.

"I just heard you mention the ancient weapon [Pluto], right?"

"Legend has it that it's a super battleship that can destroy an island with a single shot. A dangerous pirate like you is actually coveting such a terrible thing. Do you want to destroy this world?"

Hearing Rhodes' voice, Smoker's body shook slightly, his eyes filled with shock.

He had only heard a few words about the so-called ancient weapons and had always treated them as legends and stories.

However, judging from the information revealed in the conversation between these two Shichibukai, ancient weapons actually do exist!

Moreover, Crocodile has always been plotting against ancient weapons!

If the legend is true, this super battleship that can destroy an island with one shot would really fall into the hands of a pirate like Crocodile.

Thinking of that terrible future, Smoker broke out in a cold sweat.

This is much more serious than [Usurping the Nation]!!
"Ha ha ha ha!"

Crocodile suddenly burst into laughter, with a gloomy look on his face.

Although he didn't know what the situation was, with Crocodile's intelligence, he still figured out one thing.

That is, there seems to be some misunderstanding between him and the World Government!

The World Government did not discover that he was plotting to seize the ancient weapon "Pluto", but rather they heard rumors from somewhere that he was planning to "usurp the country", so they sent the navy and the new Shichibukai to inquire about the situation.

It's just that the new Shichibukai's questioning style was too ambiguous. He had just received new information during this period, and his mind was all about Pluto. When they asked about it, he immediately thought of the ancient weapons, and with a guilty conscience, he chose to strike first.

"It seems that the World Government has not discovered this matter."

Crocodile had a grim smile on his face.

I don’t know if this is good news for him.

The World Government has not discovered his true plan, which means he can continue to stay in Alabasta and continue his plan.

Of course, the prerequisite is that he has to kill all those guys who just heard the news!
This way, the news won't leak out.

"Then I'll trouble you guys to stay here for me!"

Crocodile stretched out one hand, and a small desert tornado appeared in his palm.

"Shalan!"

As Crocodile waved his arm, the tiny desert tornado that was originally only in the palm of his hand appeared in front of Rhodes and the others, and then expanded instantly. In just a blink of an eye, it became a giant tornado. The fine sand spun rapidly in the high-speed spinning storm, instantly crushing everything within the range.

Crocodile's body turned into sand and dust in an instant, pushing the sandstorm to carry Smoker and Rhodes out of the city.

Since the World Government has not noticed his true intention, all he needs to do is kill this natural navy here. He is just a naval colonel, and he can be fooled by just making some random arrangements afterwards.

In this case, it would not be appropriate to continue the battle in the town, after all, this was his base camp that he had run for many years.

"That's not good!"

As Crocodile left, Smoker regained his ability to move, but the violent tornado bound his body tightly in the storm, and he could not move at all.

And if he used the power of the devil fruit, his smoke would be blown away instantly in such a violent storm. If he was attacked by the enemy, he would probably have no ability to resist at all.

"Yohohoho~ What a strong storm! If it keeps going on like this, my bones will be blown apart!"

Brook's body kept spinning in the storm.

"Can it be destroyed?"

Pei Jin and Xia Qi linked their arms and looked closely at the center of the storm.

The power of this tornado will only grow stronger as time goes on, so the best way is to find a way to destroy it at the very beginning.

With their abilities, as long as they can get into the center of the storm and unleash a powerful impact to disrupt the rotation of the storm, there is hope of stopping it.

"How can you know if you haven't tried it?"

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Pei Jin's eyes. She reached out and grabbed Xia Qi tightly, and her feet turned red in an instant.

"Moon Steps·Explosion!"

Bang bang bang! !

A loud explosion suddenly sounded from under Pekin's feet.

Moon Step is an advanced move of Shave. In essence, it uses high-frequency stepping to obtain a strong reaction force, thereby speeding up the movement speed and even staying in the air.

As the user of the Bomb Fruit, Pekin combines this ability with his physical skills to use the power of the explosion to gain a stronger reaction force, making his movement speed even faster.

Bang! ! !
With a loud bang, Pei Jin broke free from the storm, and his feet continued to emit violent air waves, pushing his body closer to the eye of the storm. "I'll leave it to you now, Xia Qi!!"

The force of the storm continued to pull at Pei Jin's body, and Pei Jin could clearly feel that the force was becoming stronger every moment. After trying to move towards the eye of the storm for a while, Pei Jin let out a loud shout and suddenly threw Xia Qi, who was in his grasp, out.

Bang! !

As Pekin swung his arm out, a violent explosion came from his arm.

In order to throw Xia Qi out with the greatest force, he used the power of the devil fruit.

Whether it is Pekin the "Bomber Man" or Xiaqi the "Explosive Man", the devil fruit not only gives them super powers, but also allows them to have bodies that are not afraid of explosions. This also allows the two of them to use their abilities without scruples when fighting together without worrying about hurting each other.

"Of course there is no problem!"

Under Peikin's power, Xia Qi's body shot towards the center of the storm.

“This is our art of explosion!”

While flying, Xia Qi's body expanded rapidly like a balloon, and a terrible aura emanated from him.

"It's too chaotic."

Rhodes, who was still spinning in the storm, suddenly changed his expression, stomped his feet in the air, instantly changed his direction of movement, stretched out his hand and grabbed Brook who was flying past him.

"Ah, I'm saved!"

Brooke's eyes were full of stars.

His old bones had been spinning in the storm for a long time and he was almost dizzy.

Nelu, who was originally beside Rhodes, also broke free from the influence of the storm, and followed Rhodes to jump out of the constantly rotating storm.

'It's going to explode?'

Daz Bonis looked at Xia Qi's swelling body, and knowing his companions' abilities, he instantly understood their plan.

However, his physical skills were not proficient enough and he had no way to escape from the swirling sandstorm.

In this case.

"Kill people!"

Daz Bonis activated his own abilities, and at the same time, domineering aura surged out of his body, covering his entire body, with a metallic black light flashing all over his body.

Just use your well-tempered body and the domineering aura you have cultivated till now to withstand it!
"That is···"

Smoker looked at Xiaqi, who had landed in the center of the storm and whose body was swelling up.

It looked as if it was about to swell and explode.

"Drink!!"

With Xia Qi's low roar, his body, which had expanded to the limit, suddenly burst into dazzling light, and a breath of destruction was released from his body.

Boom! ! !
The next moment, a horrific explosion suddenly sounded, and a strong shock wave spread in all directions with Xia Qi as the center. Under the influence of the impact, the tornado that was originally rotating continuously suddenly expanded, then became unstable in an instant, and then stopped rotating.

After destroying the storm, the shock wave of the explosion continued to spread around. The yellow sand on the ground was suddenly lifted up by the explosion, and then fell like sand rain.

Boom!
Daz Bonis's body fell heavily, then he got up and brushed off the dust on his body.

Under the dual protection of the devil fruit ability and armament domineering, he did not suffer much damage.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the center of his violent explosion is relatively far away.

"This guy!"

A cloud of smoke gathered together, and Smoker looked towards the center of the explosion with lingering fear.

Unlike Daz Bonis, he was relatively close to the eye of the violent storm when the explosion occurred. After all, he had always wanted to enter the eye of the storm to stop the storm.

If he hadn't entered elemental form the moment the explosion hit, he would have been seriously injured by that blow.

"This is the power of our explosion!!"

Pei Jin ran over and found Xia Qi. The two stretched out their arms and bumped them together, then held each other's arms with excited expressions.

“It’s really a great power.”

Crocodile's low voice suddenly remembered that with the ability of natural elementalization, he could appear almost anywhere at any time in this desert.

"But you probably forgot that this is my home ground!"

"Sand Rain!"

Crocodile instantly gained control of the yellow sand that was lifted into the sky by the power of the explosion and continued to fall.

The yellow sand that was originally just falling naturally was instantly transformed into sharp broken blades under Crocodile's ability, stabbing at Rhodes and his group on the ground.

"Mote Dust Slash!"

Daz Bonis stood in front of Pekin and Xiaqi, and his arms and fingers instantly turned into blades flashing with cold light.

The next moment, countless terrifying slashes were suddenly released from in front of Daz Bonis, shattering all the sand blades falling from the sky.

"Desert Diamond Sword!"

Crocodile swung his arms, and several huge sand blades suddenly attacked.

In the desert, his abilities can be brought into full play, and the power of his various moves is far greater than usual.

"As long as it's a blade!"

A layer of domineering aura instantly climbed up Daz Bonis's arm, dyeing his arm dark.

"I can cut them all off!"

"Cross Destruction Slash!"

Two huge slashes crossed forward and collided violently with the sand blade that Crocodile would use later. The two forces were in a stalemate with each other and then dissipated at the same time.

A slight smile suddenly appeared on Daz Bonis's usually stiff face.

Facing a master of this level, he was no longer completely powerless to fight back.

"Crescent-shaped dunes!"

Just as a smile appeared on Daz Bonis' face, Crocodile's body suddenly appeared in front of him, and his raised arm turned into a huge crescent-shaped sand blade, which slashed Daz Bonis directly before he could react.

"Kill people!"

Daz Bonis used his ability almost reflexively, turning his entire body, including his internal organs, into hard steel.

Although he did not have time to use Armament Haki, his own enhanced physique and devil fruit ability were enough to withstand most of the attacks.

The next moment, Daz Bonis's expression changed slightly.

The sand blade transformed from Crocodile's arm fell on him, but there was no sharp cutting feeling, but instead it wrapped up his body.

However, another terrifying force came from the opponent's arm, and Daz Bonis could feel that the water in his body was being lost continuously.

Noticing that the situation on Daz Bonis's side was not good, Pekin swung his arm and a few drops of sweat were thrown towards Crocodile's sand blade arm.

Whether it is himself or the things he secretes, they can all be turned into bombs under his ability.

And every drop of sweat he exudes is a bomb with terrifying power.

Just as Pekin was waiting for the sweat drop to get close to Crocodile and taking the opportunity to activate his ability, the sweat drop he threw out suddenly disappeared.

"This is!"

Before Pekin could be surprised, Crocodile's body had already rushed in front of him, and his arms transformed into sand blades were about to wrap him up.

"White Fist!!"

An iron fist suddenly attacked Crocodile's body, followed by a steady stream of white smoke.

"Desert sword!"

Crocodile stopped and casually raised a giant sand blade, attacking Pekin. Then he turned around and a large amount of sand and dust surged in front of him, blocking Smoker's attack.

"what happened!"

The moment his fist hit the dust, Smoker's expression changed slightly, and his arm suddenly turned into white smoke and retracted.

"It seems you noticed it."

Crocodile looked at the people in front of him and his expression regained its composure.

Garp didn't follow, and it seemed that he had no intention of taking action.

Then, as long as he buried all these little ghosts here, no one would know anything about Pluto. In this way, he would still be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a hero of Alabasta, and he could slowly summon information about Pluto.

"I am sand, sand that can absorb moisture! Once you are touched by my attack, all the moisture will be sucked away instantly!"

"Bonis!"

Pekin looked at the fallen Daz Bonis. The originally strong man was now as skinny as a mummy.

It was just that he was hit by the opponent's attack for a moment and became like this.

The difference in strength is too big!

"This bastard!"

Smoker glanced at his fist.

At the moment of the attack just now, he realized that something was wrong and immediately transformed his body into elements.

But even so, the moisture was sucked out of his fist, and it became skin and bones.

If his reaction had been a beat slower, he would have turned into a mummy like Daz Bonis.

"That's not good!"

Pekin and Xia Qi stood side by side, looking at Crocodile opposite them.

Their main fighting style is close combat, and many of their moves can only be effective when they collide with the opponent.

However, Crocodile's ability to absorb water made them dare not approach each other easily.

As expected, all users of nature abilities are monsters!
(End of this chapter)